Sentences with phrase «rival clubs believe»

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I find it hard to believe that we would have allowed a rival club to talk to our star player whilst we are still negotiating his extended stay with our club, and while we have such an important part of our current campaign to deal with.

Arsenal insider believes club should sign England starlet from Premier League rivals Sterling Arsenal: Gunners legend «knows» Wenger wants to sign Liverpool star

Bruce will split opinion amongst the Villa faithful given his history with bitter rivals Birmingham City, but ultimately owner Tony Xia and his advisors will have to make the best decision for the club currently and pick the man that they believe has the credentials to guide them back up to the top tier of English football at the first time of asking.

If we want to win a title in england we need simeone at this club, the only manager i believe can rival mourinho and get under his skin if it came to a war of words / tactics.

But, it is believed that Cech had a special consideration from Blues owner Roman Abramovich that the club will not block his exit to a Premier League rival.

Our move was in the balance over the last few days, with the BVB club said to be unwilling to sanction the deal unless a replacement was found to cover for their star striker's exit, and we are believed to have arranged a three - way deal including Chelsea, which saw Olivier Giroud move to our rivals, in order to free Michy Batshuayi for a loan spell in Germany.

A number of clubs across the continent are said to be keeping an eye on his progression, with Spurs believed to be one of the more interested parties, but now a report in Italian publication Calciomercato is claiming that Arsenal are preparing to take the fight to their North London rivals for his signature.

And of course Sanchez wants to go to a club that is surroudned by better players, but I just don't believe Arsenal would agree to sell to a rival just a few weeks into the transfer window, when Bayern still remains an option, and Arsenal have no replacements even close to lined up.

Sanchez is believed to be keen on linking up with former coach Pep Guardiola, although Gunners fans will be livid should our club agree to let him strengthen a rival.

It is not that the Gunners are not improving because I really believe that we are, but that the last two seasons have seen a golden opportunity for a club like Arsenal to take advantage of the struggles of their rivals.

I think that all English clubs ten to get harsher decisions than our European rivals and I believe that some bad feeling from Uefa is to blame, but that is another argument for another day.

A lot of rival club supporters believe he's been one of the worst transfers in recent history, arguably the worst (well, maybe the best if you're a Newcastle supporter).

The Gunners had previously made their worst ever start to a Premier League season after failing to win any of their opening three fixtures, but Wenger is as defiant as ever and believes his side's recent return to winnings ways, coupled with the excitement of several new faces at the club, has helped his team» turn a corner» following a turbulent few weeks that began with the sudden departures of their talismanic duo, midfielders Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri, that ultimately culminated in an 8 - 2 thrashing away to arch rivals Manchester United.

The 22 - year - old, who plays for VfL Wolfsburg since arriving from Bundesliga rivals Schalke 04 last summer, it is believed that a number of heavy - weights European clubs wanted to sign the highly rated winger.

It is a trophy that the club and it's fans believe belongs to them exclusively and the fact that they have had to watch their biggest rival, F.C. Barcelona not only dominate the domestic league, but also the continental stage, had become too much to bear for the greatest side of the 20th century.